Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteer base +5
    • Overall weighted support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    WYCOMBE CHILD CONTACT CENTRE

    As one of a network of charities across the country, we provide a safe, supportive and neutral environment where children from broken relationships can meet and spend time with the parent they do not live with and possibly other family members.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£13£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£19£8£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£17£10£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£8£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£6£9£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£4£8£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£16£7£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£5£8£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£3£8£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£2£8£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£12£6£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£11£6£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04*£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 22 years

    www.hwccc.org.uk

    info@hwccc.org.uk

    07747066391

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Practical support, advice & companionship
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Buckinghamshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Defined Groups

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wycombe Child Contact Centre
    £500 20/10/2022
    0
    ‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
    Ministry of Justice - Supported Child Contact Centres
    £1,500 01/04/2021
    To help sustain supported contact centres to contribute to costs to enable them to continue delivering supported contact in the community.
    Ministry of Justice - ALB - Cafcass - Supported Child Contact Centres (SCCC) Grant 19-20
    £2,805 01/04/2019
    Provide support for contact centres
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wycombe Child Contact Centre
    £29,865 15/03/2019
    36
    This contact centre will provide a dedicated and supervised space for young people to meet the parent they do not live with. Children develop emotional wellbeing and positive relationships with their non-resident parent.
    Ministry of Justice - Supported contact centres
    £4,075 01/04/2018
    Provide support for contact centres

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • CLARE RICHARDS Appointed: 2013
    • DR SARAH ANN ATWELL (Chair) Appointed: 2021
    • JENNIFER JEAN EVANS Appointed: 2023
    • MR RON COOPER
    • MALCOLM DOUGLAS PECKHAM Appointed: 2012
    • SARAH CHAN Appointed: 2014
    • SHIRLEY ANN PRICE
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2002, number: 1093616
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR04: 30 days late,
    Main office

    C/O THE HUB
    EASTON STREET
    HIGH WYCOMBE
    HP11 1NJ

    Objectives

    TO ALLEVIATE THE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF CHILDREN RESIDENT IN THE DISTRICT OF HIGH WYCOMBE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) CAUSED BY THE BREAK-UP OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF SUCH CHILDREN BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A CENTRE AND FACILITIES WHEREBY SUCH CHILDREN CAN MORE READILY THE COMPANY AND LOVE OF THEIR NON-RESIDENTIAL PARENT

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    HIGH WYCOMBE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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